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Fuzzy filename matching with typo tolerance, so half-remembered names still land.
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Nestly is a calm, fast home for every file on your Mac. Search in plain English, see what a file is before you open it, and keep every folder in order — all native, all on your Mac.
Early-bird price: from $9, once. One licence, every feature, free updates for life.
One-time purchase · macOS 14+ · Apple silicon & Intel · Signed & notarized
Go ahead, ask it for something.
This is Nestly, working in your browser. Search in plain English, click around the library, press Space to Quick Look, and clean up a few gigabytes. Nothing here touches your real files.
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4complete themes
$19once, updates for life
100%on-device search & OCR
Search
Find it, even when you can't remember its name.
Describe what you're looking for — "wifi password screenshot", "pdfs from last week" — and Nestly turns it into filters you can see and edit: type, size, date, place.
It looks past filenames too: the text inside your documents, and the words in your screenshots and photos, read on your Mac with Apple's Vision framework.
renewal terms: 30 days
Inside the files
Matches names, tags and the text inside files — PDFs, notes and documents.
Type: Video ×Size: 500 MB+ ×Date: Last month ×
Every filter is editable
Remove or change a chip before you commit. You always see what it understood.
Organize
Bring a little order to your Mac.
Drag files where they belong, or move, rename and compare whole folders in a step. Every operation is verified, conflicts are handled safely, and anything can be undone.
Moves you can trust
Copy, move and rename run in a queue with clear states, verification and a full undo history.
Batch rename
Rename a whole selection with a pattern, preview every new name, then apply it as one undoable step.
Compare & merge folders
See what's only on one side or different, then sync with newer-wins or mirror presets. Replaced items go to the Trash.
15.25 GBto free
Duplicates771.7 MB
Old Installers2.35 GB
Forgotten Downloads11.64 GB
Old Screenshots521.1 MB
Clean Up
Free up gigabytes — without a black box.
Nestly doesn't just say "you can free 15 GB." It shows the duplicates, old installers, forgotten downloads and screenshots behind that number, why each is a candidate, and exactly what happens next.
Everything goes to the Trash — nothing is deleted permanently.
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Content-based duplicates
Exact copies found by fingerprint (SHA-256) — not by name — with the space you'd get back.
↶ Undo
Review, exclude, restore
Untick anything you want to keep. Changed your mind? Undo puts it all back.
Skipped
iCloud-only files are safe
Files that live only in iCloud are skipped automatically. Nothing gets re-downloaded.
Try Clean Up
Throw the junk out. Keep what matters.
Drag — or fling — files into the Trash. Clean Up knows what's safe to remove and politely refuses what you still use. Changed your mind? Undo throws it all back.
Space freed0 MB
Drag a file into the Trash ↓
Downloaded From
Find files by where they came from.
Can't recall the filename, but you know it came from Gmail, Slack or Google Drive? Nestly groups every download by its source — with counts and sizes — so you find things the way you actually remember them.
It's part of search, too: "invoice from gmail" or "zip from github" just work.
Nestly reads the "Where from" note macOS already saves with each download. Nothing extra is tracked or uploaded.
Quick Search
Your files, one shortcut away.
Press ⌃⌥Space in any app and a small search panel appears. Open the file, or reveal it in Nestly — without leaving what you were doing.
Inside Nestly your hands stay on the keyboard too: Space to Quick Look, ⇧⌘P for the command palette, ⌘Z to undo anything.
Find
Quick Search (any app)⌃⌥Space
Command palette⇧⌘P
Go to folder⇧⌘G
Quick LookSpace
Show hidden files⇧⌘.
Browse
Grid · List · Columns · Gallery⌘1–4
New tab⌘T
Split view⌘\
Back / forward⌘[ · ⌘]
Enclosing folder⌘↑
Organize
New folder⇧⌘N
Duplicate⌘D
Move here⌥⌘V
Compare folders⌃⌘C
Undo⌘Z
And everything else
Everything Finder should have been.
Each one is a few steps Finder makes you take that Nestly doesn't.
Network: Cafe_LumenPassword: sunflower42
CopiedText inside images
Apple Vision reads the text in your screenshots and photos — so a Wi-Fi password or tracking number becomes searchable and copyable.
Same SHA-256 · keep 1
Duplicate detection
Exact copies by fingerprint, wherever they hide. Keep the one you want, send the rest to the Trash.
ImagesVideosMusicDocumentsArchivesApps
A real visual library
Home shelves for images, videos, music, documents, archives and apps — with big thumbnails, counts and sizes at a glance.
Space
Quick Look & Inspector
Spacebar preview, arrow-key navigation, and an Inspector with dimensions, duration, camera data and download source.
DevelopmentCreativeTax
Workspaces
Save a "Development", "Creative" or "Tax" workspace. Each restores its own tabs, panes, pinned folders and view — without moving a single file.
pdfs from last week12
screenshots today4
Saved searches
Pin "pdfs from last week" to the sidebar. The results stay live, reflecting your files as they change.
Moving 214 itemsverified
↶ UndoReliable file operations
A transfer queue with safe conflict handling, undo history and verified moves — because an app that touches your files has to be trustworthy.
Compare Panes⇧⌘P
New Workspace…
Command palette
Press ⇧⌘P for every command, place, workspace and recent file — fuzzy-matched, most-used first.
Only left · 12Different · 3Only right · 5
Compare & merge folders
Spot what changed between two folders by date, size or content hash, then merge as one undoable operation.
Make it yours
Four looks. One app.
From a crisp Minimal Light to a focused Dark, a playful Colorful, and a calm Nature — the whole app re-dresses in a tap.
Not just a dark-mode toggle: each theme brings its own wallpaper, surfaces, accent and corner radius. Pick one here and the demo above changes too.
Compare
A fairer fight than you'd think.
| Feature | Nestly | Finder |
|---|---|---|
| Visual display | Big thumbnails for everything | Filename lists |
| Search | Plain English → editable filters | Rule-by-rule, one at a time |
| Text in screenshots | Searchable & copyable in bulk | One image at a time in Preview |
| Download origin | Grouped by source | Per-file "Where from" metadata |
| Duplicates | Content-based, with savings | — |
| Reclaiming space | One explainable Clean Up | Scattered in System Settings |
| System-wide search | ⌃⌥Space panel | Spotlight |
| Workspaces | Saved tabs, panes & layouts | — |
Nestly lives happily alongside Finder. Finder keeps doing the system-level things it's good at.
Privacy
Private by design. It never leaves your Mac.
Search, text recognition and duplicate detection all run locally with Apple's own frameworks. The network is used only to check your license and updates — and Nestly keeps working offline for 30 days in between.
No account
Nothing to sign up for. No file contents transmitted, ever. On-device Vision OCR.
Nothing uploaded
No cloud uploads. Trash, never permanent delete. Signed & notarized by Apple.
Permissions, explained
macOS asks before an app reads Desktop, Documents or Downloads. Nestly asks once, remembers with a secure bookmark, and never looks anywhere you didn't allow.
Why people switch
Finder, but finally on your side.
"I stopped opening six folders to find one invoice. I just describe it and it's there."
An indie Mac developer
"The cleanup actually tells me what it's deleting and why. I trust it with my disk."
A product designer
"Four themes that aren't just a dark-mode toggle. The whole app changes personality."
A creative director
Illustrative quotes shown during development.
Pricing
Pay once. Yours to keep.
No subscription, no account. One licence key, free updates for life. The earlier you join, the less you pay — the price steps up as each batch of licences sells.
$9First 50
$13Next 100
$19Regular price
Nestly for MacOne-time purchase · Early-bird price
$19$15once
For 3 Macs — $5 per Mac
- Everything: plain-English & in-file search, Clean Up, duplicates, workspaces, Quick Search
- Your price is locked in — every future update is free
- Move your licence to a new Mac anytime
The download is free, but Nestly asks for a licence key on first launch. Pay, and the app activates itself.
macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple silicon and Intel · Signed and notarized
Questions
Does Nestly replace Finder?
No — it lives happily alongside it. Nestly is a faster, more visual place to find, understand and clean up files, while Finder keeps doing the system-level things it's good at.
Do my files get uploaded anywhere?
Never. Search, text recognition and duplicate detection all run on your Mac with Apple frameworks. The network is used only to verify your license and check for updates.
Can it delete my files permanently?
Only you can. Clean Up moves items to the Trash and shows you everything first. Nothing is permanently removed without your explicit action.
Why does it ask for Desktop / Documents / Downloads access?
macOS requires explicit permission for an app to read those folders. Nestly asks once, remembers your choice with a secure bookmark, and never looks anywhere you didn't allow.
Is there a minimal look if I don't want colour?
Yes. Minimal Light and Dark are restrained black / white / grey. Colorful and Nature are there when you want personality.
Subscription or one-time?
One-time purchase, with free updates for life. Local file browsing is a natural fit for pay-once.
Is there a free trial?
No — Nestly is paid up front, so it's priced low. The interactive demo on this page is a working replica of the app on sample files, so you can try every feature before you buy. After you buy, the app asks for your key on first launch and activates itself.
Why does the price go up?
The first 50 customers pay $9, the next 100 pay $13, and everyone after that pays the regular $19 (3- and 5-Mac licences step up the same way). The counter on this page is the real number of licences sold. Whatever you pay, every future update is free.
Can I move my licence to a new Mac?
Yes. Choose Settings → Licence → Deactivate this Mac on the old one, then activate on the new one.
Which Macs are supported?
macOS 14 Sonoma or later, on both Apple silicon and Intel. The app is tiny (a few MB), signed and notarized by Apple.
Can I use it on more than one Mac?
Yes — choose a 1, 3 or 5-Mac license. Move a seat between Macs anytime by deactivating the old one.
Every file, right at home.
Give Nestly your messiest folder for a week. It'll be hard to go back.
Download for Mac One-time purchase · 1, 3 or 5 Macs · macOS 14+